Where does “abri” come from?
abri (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch abri, from French abri, from Middle French abri, from Old French abri, from Old French abrier, from Latin apricāre, from Latin aprīcor, from Latin apricus — -y, -ic.
abri (Sranan Tongo): guardhouse
Definitions
- guardhouse
Ancestry of “abri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | abri | shelter for public transport; protection from... |
| 2 | French | abri | a shelter or refuge against the elements or... |
| 3 | Middle French | abri | — |
| 4 | Old French | abri | shelter |
| 5 | Old French | abrier | to shelter; to take shelter; to shelter oneself |
| 6 | Latin | apricāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | aprīcor | to bask in the sun, sunbathe |
| 8 | Latin | apricus | sunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the... |
| 9 | Latin | aperīcus | — |
| 10 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |